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slidergirl

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    not one fave
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    Aswan,Egypt

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  1. To be honest, I won't touch a daytime moisturizer or cream if it doesn't have sunscreen. Just me, but I had a dear friend die a nasty death from melanoma, one have lots of facial scars now from squamous cell carcinoma. I try my best to take no chances. I'm of that age where in my youth there was no sunscreen, just tanning lotion.
  2. I did HAL last early May. The most dressed it seemed in the dining rooms was "Business Friday casual." Otherwise, the Alaska cruises are pretty casual. I wore jeans most of the time, but when I went to the one specialty restaurant I wore my trusty black Tshirt dress that I always travel with.
  3. Yes, I'm still at work. Just me and some guests. Lois - Happy, Happy Birthday!! Condolences of the loss of your BIL. My owners want me back. They've been telling me that. Unfortunately, the BK is the one responsible for rehiring or not. I may try to work a side deal with the HOA Board to hire me on as the "Social Coordinator" and just work the Friday, Saturday and Sunday activities. That would be my ideal situation. I think the BK, if he stays, wants someone like my current co-worker - will do more moving things around and schmoozing to him, than doing what the job description says. Yesterday, he texted her to tell her to wear clothes to get dirty. Didn't text me. He had her getting in the storage closet and getting rid of stuff and moving things around our storage cages. Me? I just sat and looked pretty and then made cookies at 3pm. Easy, but boring way to earn my money. I don't think the HOA would mind if another Operations Manager came around next year. OOTD: my new jeans and a white & blue wide stripe long sleeve heavy Tshirt. And my white high-tops. Too warm for my booties...
  4. Busy again over the weekend. Being the only one on at work from 3-7 is getting wearing on me. And, on Friday and Saturday nights I am the "host" for our wine & cheese hour from 4:30-5:30. Friday and Sunday I bake cookies for après ski starting at 3pm. And Saturday I am the "host" for the beer and Saturday S'mores at the firepit from 3-4pm. AND, I have to keep an eye out for any guests coming to check in (our check in time is 4pm). I've whined about it for a couple of years but it's worse this year. But, I could have said I wanted the morning shift... The ski resort announced they are extending the season by a week, only the 2nd time in history. So, now it closes on the 21st. Boss kid doesn't bother to do any checking and schedules all of us for an extra week. Nope, sorry, I'm flying out on the 21st in the AM. Plus, he should have checked with upper management - last year they decided to not keep us for the extra week. I'm pretty sure they want to do the same thing this year. Sigh. Only a few more weeks... Melody - Mother Nature must have added extra moisture to the storm after it passed by us. My friends who live in Aurora posted pics, too. OOTD: I wore my new jeans (I had to get a smaller size again, I have to STOP this weight loss!! Same as my other ones, just a 28), a white tank and my cammo green jacket. Closest thing I'll do to St. Patrick's green.
  5. I stopped the hamster wheel, for now... I'm desperate to get out of town as soon as the season ends, Apr. 14. The stars aligned and I'm going to Las Vegas for 4 days. The airfare was $200+taxes - cheaper than if I drove with gas and wear on the car. Marriott had good rates at the Cosmopolitan. Had to have a place with good pools. And, I've splurged for a bucket-list dinner at "é", the private dining room by José Andrés. It's a 2-hour tasting menu, not told in advance. Only 9 people for dinner. I did one of his tasting menus back in 2018 at The Bazaar in Los Angeles and was thoroughly mesmorized. Chef is one of my heroes, so I've always wanted to go big and go to é. Combination birthday and probable retirement seemed like a good reason to do it. OOTD: day off, so joggers & sweatshirt. Didn't feel like slogging through the snow to do anything.
  6. Wow, Busy at work and haven't had a chance to check in. Melody - so, so sorry about Les. Detached retina - how did he catch it? All these issues are coming so fast and close together. I hope it stops and the two of you have a chance to get all repaired and just relax.
  7. One of the benefits of living near an Olympic Training Center. I'm lucky to live where I have access to orthos for the US Ski and Snowboard Team. And one of my owners is the ortho for all the Chicago pro sports teams. Nice for a consult... I made a $200 tip today. One of the kids of a family that departed left his backpack with his computer and schoolbooks behind. Their flight home was delayed 3 hours. So, I drove the pack to the airport right after work. Not supposed to do this, but I did it after I clocked out and out of my own want to get the kid his pack. It was a HEAVY pack and it would have cost quite a bit of money to get it FedEx'd to him. It was a nice night, no traffic and I had nothing going on. I call it my Good Deed for the week. OOTD: my new Free People baggy pants (The Mesmorize Me in olive & cherry blossoms) - I had to get casual pants that fit (my ones from last summer are way loose), a white button henley and my tan hoodie sweater. After a night from He!! last night at work (alone for 5 nights with 4 checkins and s'mores and then wine & cheese night!!!) I just wanted to be lazy and comfy. I did get a lot of compliments on the pants so I guess I chose wisely.
  8. Oh No!!! 🙀 That's what I thought I was going to end up getting, I'm really sorry 'bout the shoulder. You have the recliner ready to go, right?
  9. Melody - nothing left in my size 😞 Lois - you will enjoy this trip! I love going up to Yellowstone and Grand Teton NPs. Jackson is a fun cowboy town. It's more touristy than is used to be, but so is my town. It's what happens when you get popular. There is so much to see in both NPs. I may try to get up there camping for a few days this Summer. OOTD: a day off! So, it's joggers and a long-sleeve Tshirt for home.
  10. Yes, I did. We didn't get that much. But, the winds were howling and snow was blowing all over. Roads were a mess. 2nd gear and locked FWD down my 2-mile 10% grade on the way home. My PAX at the Lodge stayed in - fortunately none were dumb enough to try to drive!
  11. My problem is no cheap flights to a cheap cruise. 😿 I'm not paying $1500+ for a booze cruise in an inside room!!! $1200 for a 4 day, 0 stops, cruise on Princess from Los Angeles up to Vancouver in a balcony. Been on Princess that same trip, but with a stop in Astoria, same time of year and it was cloudy and dreary. Didn't like Princess, anyway. Nope. I'll keep saving up, I guess. Yes, I'm doing this at work. No one else here but some guests. Bored out of my brain. More of the same coming tomorrow. But at least that's my Friday! OOTD: Jeans and one of my big tiedye sweaters. I usually wear leggings with it but I felt like jeans and didn't feel like any other top. Yes, it's getting to the time of year where I just don't care what I wear to work...
  12. When I had my company insurance, I'd still buy a primary medical travel insurance plan so I didn't have to dicker with my company first then then have the travel insurance pick up the rest. When I had my accident in Italy that put me in the hospital for 4 nights before I was cleared to leave, I fortunately didn't have to show ability to pay. The bill (10,000EU) came later and my primary insurance handled it all. I won't travel any other way, especially now that I only have Medicare.
  13. I work at a SKI lodge. For the money people paid to buy in the lodge, they definitely SKI'd 😸 I'm bored to tears tonight at the Lodge. Thank goodness I found this thread!!
  14. I am documenting. Trust me. I've had managers terminated before, and I've also had it blow up in my face before. Unfortunate part of the "game." Man, the wind is howling today! Trees that I haven't seen move before are swaying. It's supposed to start snowing sometime around 11am. Possibly 6" in the first few hours. Nothing like the Sierras in California, but it'll really mess up travel going home. I think my Saturday S'mores are not going to happen with the wind and snow. But, I'll put out the beer and wine & charcuterie tonight. OOTD: my Woolx pants (not the leggings), a hoodie. The kind of day you want to cozy up!
  15. I didn't hold my tongue but I did hold my hand from hauling off and slapping my boss. I was writing a email to my old boss, now the big GM, about something that happened to an owner. I was just stating my opinion on the thing. Not a big deal, I write to her all the time. Well, I guess he was looking over my shoulder when I did it. He said to not email her anymore because it undercuts him. BUT, then he went too far. He said "I know it is hard to work for a younger manager." I went off. I said "don't ever pull that age card on me." He didn't say anything back but he left the building for about an hour. One thing that really gets me mad is when a boss pulls the age card. It's not the first time. But it's the first time I gave it back. It kind of sealed the deal, though, that I won't come back and work for him. Apparently he missed management class the day they did the DEI training that included ageism... The Trader Joe's run ended up a minor one. Some crackers, some cheese, some salad, some soup. The one new thing was the Black Cherry Vanilla sparkling water in cans. Tastes really good, almost like Dr. Pepper. OOTD: jeans, my Athleta blue-ish green hoodie.
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